Division 7 Värmland Nordöstra, men 2023
Bjälveruds IK - Bäckalunds IF (5 - 4)
Match in Division 7 Värmland Nordöstra, men 2023
Match start: 2023-09-24 at 15:00
Venue: Bergvallen
Bjälveruds IK won a high-intensity and thrilling match against Bäckalunds IF on Sunday afternoon. Despite the absence of any spectators, the players delivered a first-class football match in which both teams showcased high quality. The match ended 5-4 in favor of Bjälveruds IK after a truly dramatic second half.
Bäckalunds IF started the match strong and took the lead just eight minutes into play through David Seiser. However, Bjälveruds IK responded quickly, equalizing just a minute later with a goal from Johan Nilsson. The momentum shifted in Bjälveruds' favor when they turned the match around in just two minutes: Johan Nilsson scored again, making it 2-1, followed by Oskar Hedström, who extended the lead to 3-1.
Bäckalunds IF, however, did not give up and reduced the score to 3-2 with a penalty goal from Filip Elfstrand. There were also a number of warnings issued during the match, including for Bäckalunds' David Seiser and Bjälveruds' Pär Skogholm and Christoffer Jonsson Sundkvist.
In the second half, the intensity remained high as both teams fought hard to score, and it was Bäckalunds who began the second half the strongest. They equalized first to 4-3 with yet another penalty from Elfstrand, and later made it 4-4 through Gerben Doriano Toorneman, also from a penalty.
With just 16 minutes left to play, the draw hung in the air, but it was Bjälveruds IK who would have the final word. Kenny Persson scored a fantastic goal, putting his team ahead 5-4, a lead that Bjälveruds maintained until the end of the match.
With the 5-4 victory, Bjälveruds IK secured three more points and now sits in fourth place in the table, while Bäckalunds IF, despite their effort, returns home with zero points and remains second to last.
GK = Goalkeeper, D = Defender, M = Midfielder, F = Forward, C = Captain, Off = Substituted off, In = Substituted in, YC = Booked (Yellow card), RC = Sent off (Red card)